BAD NEWS, WHY me

[vladmire]

Okay so I waited 9 weeks to find out that I failed the speech portion of the Principles for public speaking dsst, So I need to know what other course can I clep or dsst to count for a communications course HELP ME please :confused:

[CLEP101]

How fast do you need this credit? You can always take it again. You are four months away from taking it again if you can wait. But I guess to answer your question, I don't know what else to take to cover this credit. If you were a military recruiter though, Excelsior will give you 3 hours for Public Speaking/Speech and 3 hours Business Interpersonal Communications.

[mlwilliamsiv]

Hello Vladmire.

I would hate to be the bearer of bad news but I'm afraid I have some. Based on the CLEP and DANTES exam listing, there are no other exams you can take besides the DSST Public Speaking that falls under the "Communications" category.

Depending on how hard pressed you are for credit, your only other option will be to take a TECEP exam. They offer an exam called Public Relations Thought & Practice which is a 3 credit exam. However, the TECEP is quite pricey. The cost is $80 per credit attempted for both New Jersey and Out of State residents. So the total cost to take this exam would be $240 ($80 times 3 credits.) In addition, nonenrolled students pay $160 per credit attempted. So if you are not enrolled in TESC, then you'll be paying $480 ($160 times 3 credits.)

My suggestion to you would be to just take a communications course at your local community college. Just be sure to check with TESC to see if you will receive transfer credit. You don't want to take a course just to find out later that you won't get credit for it. I believe that the course tuition will be more feasible at a local community college than taking a communications course at TESC. The course tuition at TESC is as follows:

* New Jersey Residents - $132
* Out of State Residents - $175
* Nonenrolled Students - $335

The tuition rates above are "per credit attempted."

If the tuition rates at your local community college are higher than normal, you can always shop around for the best deal. Look into maybe taking an online class at a college whose fees are alot more economical. I'm sure some other members here can give you some suggestions on this matter.

I am sorry to hear that you did not pass your DSST Public Speaking exam. Don't let that deter you from your goals though. Look at it as just a small bump in the road--just don't let that bump turn into a pothole.

I'm sure some other forum members will have some other suggestions for you to follow. I'm just giving you my thoughts & opinions. But if there is anything else I can help you with, just let me know.

Good luck to you in all of your educational pursuits.

Peace be with you always.

From a loyal degree seeker,

Marshall

[alleycat]

How about the Public Speaking course at BYU? It is self passed and you can get through it pretty fast. I'm not sure about the cost off the top of my head but it is probably cheaper then alot of CC. Or you can always do it at a local CC and just get it over with. What time frame are you talking about for completetion of the course?

[sheeenz]

at least you knew if you failed or passed i waited 4 months to find out "they lost my test".

[bat21]

I knocked out the BYU speech in under 3 weeks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


It is very user friendly and the teacher is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gus]

I remember reading (on this board I believe) that Penn Foster has a course that TESC will accept towards the communications requirement. I also recall reading that you can probably manage to get it done by portfolio assessment if you can document enough professional experience in business communication and apparently it's not too difficult to achieve if it applies to your case

[lmech]

I was reading on some other posts that a person actually called and requested another evaluation from a different professor for the specch portion of this test. IT'S WORTH A SHOT! This person had it re-graded and PASSED. I think it's up to the professor you get. I'm in the process of mine to be graded now, but if they fail me on the speech portion I will call them up for a re-grade eval w/different person. Just a suggestion. Sorry for your bad fortune.

[bat21]

If you can do it I would, what can they do Say No? Worth a Shot!